Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-23
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Birth-Mrs. James NJ. Engle, OF
Washington. ID. c., on the first ami
versary of her marriage. December 10Th,
presented her husband with a son. Mr..
Engle is the proudest man in Washing
ton, consequently.
Major Blunt came up from Washing
ton last Thursday and paid the en-
ployees of the Cement Mill their wages
for the months of October and Novem-
Der. The mill closed down on Thurs
day of last week for the winter.
TIE ladies OF the NJ. 4. Church South
of Middleway will hold an Oyster Sup
per in the Masonic Hall at that place,
for the benefit of the church. on the
evenings of December goth. 3Oth and
3lst. The public is cordially invited.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad will
issue excursion tickets during the Holt
DAYS at the low rate of one fare for the
round trip between all stations. Tickets
will be sold on December 23d, 24th'
18th and 3lst, and January lst, good to
return until January 4th.
Thornton Jackson, colored, charged
with stealing turkey gObbler weighing
about thirty pounds, from Geo. F.
Walker, near town, was arrested on
Monday by Sergeant Young, and by
Justice Howell was committed for the
Grand Jury.-Free Press.
The young man who went away with
team of Mr.. Kreps, of Hagerstown, a
COUPLE Of weeks ago, and who was re-
captured and lodged in Jail, made two
attempts TO commit suicide last week.
His right name is C.. l.. Carmony, and
he is from Shippensburg, Pa.
Among the lucky persons who re-
ceived appointments as pOstmasters dur.
ing the past week are the following
West Virginians: G.. r. Oldham,
Moundsville; VIM. p. Campbell, Wells
burg; Andrew J. Nuzum, Grafton ;
Frank ID. Hoy, Point Pleasant.
NIL No' "''"' ii"'i'. ""' "'i
and killed by a locomotive on the Burke
street bridge of the Baltimore IL Ohio
Railroad at Martinsburg last week. He
had been in the employ of the railroad
company for more than thirty years.
HIS age was ABOUT seventy years
A serious accident occurred near
Berkeley Springs. last week. Johh
Moss went cut of his house to fire an
old load from his gun, and Mrs. John
Michael, who happened to be In the
range OF the "e"poh' WAS sho" !" tue
oacH. Ihere are out siiShI hopes oi her
recovery.
Last Saturday the first snOwstorm of
the season let itself loose. Ii started in
the forenoon and the flakes came down
steadily until after night, when 1T was
about seven inches in depth. Sleighs
were in demand on SUNDAY and Monday,
but the sun aud Il steady rain all day
Tuesday has caused most of the snow to
melt.
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scriberS in renting his subscription
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following suggestion TO the public ;
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